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South Florida's own Ryan Peters has been picked as a finalist in this year' ment’or BKB Foundation 2015 Young Chef Competition Series.
The prestigious competition is chaired by culinary greats Daniel Boulud and Thomas Keller, where 16 semi-finalists between the ages of 22-27 compete in a Bocuse d’Or-style challenge, with the winning team in each city being awarded $10,000, which may be used to stage at the restaurant of their choice.
Peters is currently a chef at Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo. He'll be competing in the September 17 competition in Chicago as the only chef from the Southeast in the mix.
